Come participate in our pagan ritual to initiate new songs on the lovely old piano at GRUMPY’S GREEN, 125 Smith st Fitzroy (Melb, AUS) at the family friendly hour of 2pm every Sunday (:
This is not so much a gig as a muck about in which I sit at the piano and try out new songs, or new takes on oldies, on you, my hapless guinea piggies, while you sink into cozy couches with hot toddies, choccys, Grumpy’s famous nachos & other vegetarian delights.
Each week is graced w a special guest or 3. Melbourne’s own Super Darling (aka Tanya Lee, pictured with yrs truly) will be a regular extra special guest. Hetty Kate sashayed sweetly with her uke last week and is expected often. So are you.
The songs are original, real, raw and as advertised on FB, the best fun indoors since swirly tennis. Free entry, no bookings required. Enquiries to Grumpy’s: 9416 1944.

ps:- Friday nights at Fed Square continue.. Monique Elise & the
Flying Trapeze, hammond loungin al fresco @ Il Pomodoro Italian
Resto 6-9pm. Bookings
recommended 9662 2282. NB: Rainy day, we no play xx

Monique Elise & Super Darling

Friday nights at Fed Square – Wine, Woman & Two Men, Song.

Who: Monique diM – Organ/Vox
Andy Baylor – Guitar/Vox
Sharky Ramos – Drums

Where: Il Pomodoro Italian Restaurant (indoor/outdoor)
– top of Federation Square – near entrance to BMW Edge
http://www.ilpomodoro.com.au/

When: Fridays 6-9pm

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Christmas is coming, a time for over-indulgence, and so it is that, sheepishly, as one who returns for an encore too many, I announce that we will in fact play one more last for gig 2009 – in addition to the last gig for 2009 that we played last Saturday night.

Those who pulled out all stops to make last week’s last gig of the year – fair ’nuff, you’re done.  The rest of you have one last chance to groove with us!  Until the next chance you get.

SATURDAY 5th DEC, 9.30pm
$20/18
Bennetts Lane Jazz Club
Bennetts Lane (off Little Lonsdale- Melb)
Tickets available online at Moshtix or just show up
Ph: 9663 2856

It’s been a bit dusty around here while our webpage undergoes renovation – now check it!  New look bits and squibs, fun and functionality all found at the one web place – www.moniquedimattina.com.  Thanks to the ab fab Sam McFadden at Greybelle.com, I have no more website envy.  Yip yip!  Thanks Sam.

For those enamoured of animation (say that ten times fast after an egg nog or three), I was privileged to score the music for Fleur McArthur’s enchanting creation of visual splendour ‘Poppy Heartwood’, which is screening at ACMI Cinemas in December – details below.  You can hear some of the music on the film page of aforementioned dashing new website, or show up to the shows themselves and enjoy it on the big screen, egg nog in hand.

ACMI Cinemas
Australia Centre for the Moving Image
Federation Square, Melbourne
Dec 10-12 & Dec 17-19 2009
Fri 11th at 5.15pm,
Thurs 17th at 7.15pm
Sat 19th at 9.15pm

Is being happily featured in the Readings Christmas catalogue.  I can’t think of a store I’d rather have shout about this quiet record.  So if you’d like to fill your Christmas stockings with something unseasonably understated, get ye to a Reading store – or indeed to www.moniquedimattina.com (free delivery!) – and we will fulfill all your Senses needs.

“Timeless piano dreams and improvisations – the thinking person’s zen escape”
- The Village Voice, NYC

“Beautiful, spacious, spare”
Lucky Oceans – ABC Daily Planet

“Atmospheric, thoughtful.  Calm notes with a sharp intelligence”
Sue Roberts, BBC Radio 4

Thanks for listening and merry merry to you all,

Monique